PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. – School safety has been a hot topic for districts around the country, but one district has taken the concept a bit far.

Officials at Weber Middle School in Port Washington, New York have instituted a ban on baseballs, footballs, lacrosse balls, cartwheels, tag , or anything else that might cause injury on school grounds, reports CBSNewYork.

“Some of these injuries can unintentionally become very serious, so we want to make sure our children have fun, but are also protected,” Superintendent Kathleen Maloney said in the news report.

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If the school district is so concerned with unintentional injuries, it might also want to look into banning curbs, light posts, and cement sidewalks. School buses driving on school property always
have the potential of running over students and causing more than just injuries.

The students at the school are understandably upset with the ban.

“Cartwheels and tag – I think it’s ridiculous they are banning that,” one student told CBS New York.

“You go for recess – that’s your free time to get loose and recharge,” another said.

“That’s all we want to do,” a student said in the story. “We’re in school all day sitting behind the desk learning.”

Local doctors have also weighed in on the discussion.

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Long Island Jewish Medical Center emergency room director Dr. Salvatore Pardo said he has been seeing “head injuries, bumps, scrapes; and is worried about concussions.”

If school officials hope to prevent young students from ever receiving bumps, scrapes or head injuries, they might as well invest in giant bubbles for the children to live in.

Some of the student’s parents agree.

“Children’s safety is paramount, but at the same time, you have to let them live life,” parent Ellen Cohen was quoted as saying.

Without tag, tetherball, shooting hoops, or the simple ability to throw a football around, recess at his middle school could get quite boring.

And what about exercise? We thought the idea was to get kids to move around more and lose a little weight. How will that happen when they can’t play any games?

They might as well send the kids to the library.

Or maybe not. Paper cuts are always possible when turning the pages of a book, and they can become infected. Too much reading can cause eye strain that could lead to long-term vision problems.

Perhaps they should cancel school altogether, just to make sure the kids are safe.